Reviews for Little Em's Oyster Bar in San Antonio, TX
We are so happy we found this place! The service was great and the food was killer! Great job here. It reminds me a lot of... Clark?s in Austin. Everything we had was super fresh and delicious. My favorite appetizer was the tuna tartare. My lobster rollwas very tasty. My wife?s pasta was very flavorful, creamy and just out of this world good! My wife said this is exactly how shewants her pasta to be, and she?s been to Italy many times. Overall we were thrilled to eat here and find this place. We willdefinitely be back, and I would recommend this to friends and family. Pros: ambience and vibe, fresh east coast oysters, foodis superb Cons: parking is sparse, my IPA tasted old, and they were out of oyster shooters Read more
Definitely a cute spot with excellent service. Reservations are a must. It?s reeeaaaally expensive (we paid $200 for 2 people,... including 3 drinks total) so it?s not the type of place I?d frequent but it was fun to experience once. Love the colors andaesthetic. Update: After leaving this I realized they charged us $100 more than our bill (so $300 total) ? beware! Be sure tocheck your statement. Read more
This place is so cute! The service was excellent w very attentive staff. The lobster roll was perfectly assembled. The... combination of ingredients was precise to the amount of lobster. My kids had the Tartare and told me it was delicious. Theyuse the finest meat and was seasoned perfectly and paired w a raw quail egg. I couldn?t watch them eat it. Lol. Raw meat- nothank you. They loved it though. I?ll take their word for it. Read more
My sister in law and I planned to visit this establishment a few weeks ago and made a reservation. I would recommend making one... as this area gets busy. We went on a Friday night. We were celebrating a promotion and I wanted oysters. We were sat outside. Itlooked like the inside seating was tiny and most seating is outside. They only serve wine and beer. They make micheladas aswell. I ordered a wine bottle for the table and the boys ordered a couple beers. My sister in law ordered some oyster shootersand they were good! Basically a michelada shot with an oyster. Oysters - I ordered a dozen oysters that were in the mid sectionin price. The menu had descriptions of the oyster taste and this one mentioned a clean and crisp finish. They were called LittleBeaches. They were delicious. Tuna tartare - Was delicious. The avacado was fresh and just right. Salmon ceviche - was actuallysweet and not what my sister in law was expecting. My brother and I ate it. Crab cake - Husband ordered the crab cake and it wasyummy. The greens were bitter as advertised. Wedge salad - My sister in law ordered the salad. It looked like a big salad andshe ate it all. Siberian Sturgeon Caviar service - The Caviar was fresh and melted in your mouth. It came with tiny "pancakes"and a few toppings to include egg, onion and chives with cream fresh. We were also given tiny pearl spoons as metal ones couldmess with the caviars flavor. Beef Filet - comes with blue cheese. My sister in law felt it was not cooked to her liking butstill ate it. I tried it and liked it. Shrimp Linguine - My brother liked it. He ate it all. I didn't try any but it lookedgood. Burger - My husband liked the burger and thin fries. He liked the aioli it came with. Lobster Roll - I choose Maine as therecommendation of the waitress. It came with thin fries. It was good. Big chunks of chilled meat. Chocolate ice cream- Sister inlaw ordered a chocolate dessert and when we recieved it she thought it was going to be a ca Read more
Absolutely one of the best oyster places I've been to in a while. Wonderful selection, staff is knowledgeable and... helpful! Prices are what I would consider expected but not low budget. Wait times can be a thing, so make reservations unlessyou don't mind sitting on their shaded patio Read more
My husband and I went here on a date night!! It was cold outside so we opted for an inside table. Service was great and the... food was amazing. I LOVE oysters and they had a great selection for me to choose from. He doesn?t eat oysters, but had areally good selection of other food. Word of advice is to make reservations early. We tried to just walk in on a previoustime and was unable to get seated. Read more
We came here for my Birthday lunch and it was amazing! I recommend making a reservation to ensure you're seated right away,... however we didn't have one but were sat and served promptly! The Michelada was wonderful! Everything was so fresh! We tried 3different kinds of oysters and all were so tasty (try Pink Moon if you get a chance)! The lobster roll, Connecticut style, wasdope! A must try spot for any seafood lover in Downtown San Antonio! Read more
Had lunch here one day while on vacation in San Antonio, and so glad I did! The Connecticut lobster roll and fries were... fantastic! The oysters were delicious as well. The service was great. Will definitely be back, if I visit San Antonio again inthe future. Highly recommend! Read more